The Seven Guys of Justice #1[False Idol Studios $2.00 US B&W]
Written by Brian Joines / Illustrated by Joshua C. RoweClick Here For A Sample Page

The
Seven Guys of Justice is a new ongoing
super-hero parody series similar to The Tick, Lethargic Comics,
etc. This issue, entitled “The Jerque Imperative Chapter 1: Superheroing for
Idiots” is the origin of the Seven Guys of Justice. Lord Talon is a super-hero
in Big City who likes to exercise his vocabulary as well as his muscles. Phrases
like “begoggled devils” and “foul entimbered rapscallion” fall from his
lips in all seriousness much to the chagrin of the villains he’s battling.

Enter millionaire and former super-hero, Nathan
Explode. He wants “to bankroll a new team of heroes to protect Big City in the
next millennium.” Talon handles the recruitment end of the plan and sets out
to gather heroes. At the end of this issue we’ve been introduced to four of
the Seven Guys of Justice-Lord Talon, Ugly Monkey, Nightie Knight and
Hunter-Gatherer. They also have a nemesis in the form of Doctor Julian Jerque, a
criminal genius bent on world domination.

I do have to complain about the lettering,
however. If you’re going to use computer lettering, spend a little money on a
font that looks hand lettered. Bad computer lettering gives the comic a sterile
and unprofessional look. I’d almost rather see bad hand lettering in a comic
than bad computer lettering I hate it that much. Since this is only the first
issue hopefully they’ll experiment and come up with a lettering style that
works well with the rest of the comic.

Joshua C. Rowe contributes the art and while he
does an okay job, it could be better. I’d like to see Rowe’s pencils because
I’m willing to bet they’re good. It looks like things are breaking down in
the inking stages. Inking isn’t easy and it can be especially hard to ink your
own work. You can do a fantastic job in the pencil stage, then add inks and your
beautiful pencils don’t look so beautiful any more. As it is, the figures are
very stiff and static. Rowe also needs to work on putting more backgrounds into
the story. There was far too much white space and too often characters seemed to
be floating in nothingness. Backgrounds are as necessary to a good story as the
characters.

If you’d like to give this title a try and
can’t find it on your local comic shop’s shelves then write to False Idol
Studios, 12520 SW Gem Lane #804, Beaverton, OR 97005 or visit their web site at www.7guysofjustice.com
[dead link-so sad].